EYA's destabilization of the Seven Oaks Evanswood neighborhood is just one of many development concerns in Montgomery County. Often, private citizens, are helpless to fight against corporate PR and legal budgets which promote pro-development blogs, pay for newspaper ads, and retain expensive attorneys that specialize in zoning law. Residents in neighborhoods affected by potential incompatible development are forced to become citizen advocates in order to preserve and protect the health and welfare of their families and their community. The local government, which should protect Montgomery County residents, may choose to take drastic actions such as voting not to even give citizens a right to speak before the County Council on development matters that will directly impact their neighborhoods.
WeAreMoCo.org is a communication network for Montgomery County residents to share information of individual concern for countywide consumption. The focus is on governmental processes and decision making as they relate to the welfare of residents and the preservation of neighborhoods.
WeAreMoCo.org enables Montgomery County residents to join forces with others working toward a more transparent, more accountable, more inclusive Montgomery County government. Learn how others before you have won or lost their battles. Gain support for your initiative while you support the initiatives of others. Change your government one issue at a time.
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